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magazine

/ˌmæɡəˈziːn/noun

उच्चारण मैगज़ीन

पत्रिका; मैगज़ीन (गोलियों की)

Basic word

noun
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    a type of large thin book with a paper cover that you can buy every week or month, containing articles, photographs; a television or radio programme that is about a particular subject; the part of a gun that holds the bullets; a place where weapons and explosives are stored

    पत्रिका; मैगज़ीन (गोलियों की)

    • a science magazine
    • an ammunition magazine
    • She reads a fashion magazine every month.
    + 2 more examples
    • The magazine published an article about village schools.
    • He subscribed to a science magazine for students.

    Synonyms periodical journal publication weekly monthly

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

in a magazine / for a magazine

Use in for something printed in a magazine and for when writing or working on behalf of it.

पत्रिका में छपी चीज़ के लिए 'in' और पत्रिका के लिए लिखने या काम करने के लिए 'for' का प्रयोग होता है।

  • I read about the scheme in a magazine.
  • My sister writes for a science magazine.

magazine as a countable noun

Magazine is countable: a magazine, two magazines. Use issue or edition for a particular number of it.

'Magazine' countable है: a magazine, two magazines। उसके किसी विशेष अंक के लिए 'issue' या 'edition' का प्रयोग करें।

  • The March issue of the magazine has a career guide.
  • She subscribes to three monthly magazines.

magazine in other senses

A magazine is also the part of a gun that holds bullets, and a store for weapons or explosives, so check the context.

'Magazine' बंदूक का वह भाग भी है जिसमें गोलियाँ रहती हैं और हथियारों या विस्फोटकों का भंडार भी; इसलिए संदर्भ देखें।

  • The soldier loaded a fresh magazine.
  • The army kept its explosives in a secure magazine.

school/college magazine

A school or college magazine is a yearly or termly publication with students' writing; students say in the magazine, not on it.

स्कूल या कॉलेज की पत्रिका में विद्यार्थियों की रचनाएँ छपती हैं; इसके लिए 'in the magazine' कहा जाता है।

  • Her poem was published in the school magazine.
  • The college magazine is released on Annual Day.
+Collocations 5

adjective + magazine

monthlyweeklyglossywomen'sfashionpopular

  • A glossy magazine lay on the waiting-room table.

verb + magazine

subscribe toeditpublishflip throughcontribute tolaunch

  • He flipped through a magazine while waiting for the doctor.

magazine + noun

articlecovereditorsubscriptionrackstand

  • The magazine cover showed the Chief Minister.

type of magazine

newssportsfilmsciencecareerchildren's

  • A career magazine lists upcoming exam dates.

magazine + section

editorialletters pagebook reviewquizcrossword

  • The magazine's quiz page is popular with students.
“More examples 6
  • The magazine carries a long interview with a famous cricketer.

पत्रिका में एक प्रसिद्ध क्रिकेटर का लंबा साक्षात्कार छपा है।

  • Radhika edits the magazine of her college.

राधिका अपने कॉलेज की पत्रिका का संपादन करती है।

  • I picked up a magazine at the station to pass the journey.

मैंने यात्रा का समय काटने के लिए स्टेशन से एक पत्रिका ले ली।

  • The police found a pistol with an empty magazine.

पुलिस को एक खाली मैगज़ीन वाली पिस्तौल मिली।

  • That magazine is published fortnightly, not weekly.

वह पत्रिका पाक्षिक रूप से छपती है, साप्ताहिक नहीं।

  • The school magazine invites students to send poems before the first of December.

स्कूल की पत्रिका विद्यार्थियों से एक दिसंबर से पहले कविताएँ भेजने का अनुरोध करती है।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ I read the news on the magazine.

✓ I read the news in the magazine.

Printed matter inside a magazine takes in, not on.

पत्रिका के भीतर छपी सामग्री के लिए 'in' आता है, 'on' नहीं।

≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

mag·a·zine

?Which word?

Homonym: magazine means a periodical and also the part of a gun that holds bullets or a store for weapons.

Homonym: magazine का अर्थ पत्रिका और बंदूक का गोलियाँ रखने वाला भाग या हथियार-भंडार भी है।

Keep the publication words: magazine, periodical (published regularly), journal (a serious magazine, especially academic), newsletter, gazette (an official government publication: the Gazette of India), bulletin.

प्रकाशन के शब्द याद रखिए: magazine, periodical (नियमित प्रकाशित), journal (गंभीर पत्रिका, विशेषकर शैक्षणिक), newsletter, gazette (आधिकारिक सरकारी प्रकाशन: भारत का राजपत्र), bulletin।

⌂Word origin and word building

Word origin: magazine comes from Arabic makhazin (storehouses).

शब्द-उत्पत्ति में magazine अरबी makhazin (भंडार-गृह) से आया है।